The REAL Wessex HC.2 Protatype

[Gondor]

The problem with the missing window is kind of sorted. My recent purchase of an Italeri HSS-1 Seabat and the arival of the Wessex HU.2 conversion set means that there will be two windows left over from the Seabat as they are replaced by bubble windows in the HC.2 so a good result! Still no idea where the first window went though and that will turn up once every other window is fitted.

Gondor

[NARSES2]

Still no idea where the first window went though and that will turn up once every other window is fitted.

Gondor

Of course it will, and I'll probably hear it giggling down here in S London 

[Captain Canada]

Nice. Always liked this chopper. Looking forward to seeing some more.

Cheers

[Gondor]

Not done much recently, just lacking the drive to get on with this model. I have been getting parts to build a r/w HC.2 but with an early nose and today received a conversion set from Air-Graphics. Been trying to get the darn thing to fit! It should be a simple case or attach the two large sides of the nose together then attach the new nose to the front replaceing the part from the HU.5 kit. However things are not quite right.
The measurements are, with the nose pointing to the left and the correct way up, going by the drawings in the 4+ book, three foot between the upper nose line and the step in the nose, six inches for the length of the step followed by two foot six inches to the lower fuselage line. The conversion set though is different 
The upper flat surface behind the grill on the nose measured two feet and six inches on my item with the step being nine inches and the lower part being three foot long, almost as if someone got the dimentions upside down 

The depth of the nose where the step starts is too deep so I should be able to at least get the edges to fit even though the rest will have to be filler and plastic card to get it right.

Gondor

[Gondor]

Could somone please move this to Aircraft please

Gondor

[NARSES2]

Moved as per request

[Gondor]

Moved as per request

Ta muchly

Gondor

[Gondor]

His thread is not dead; it is merely resting.

I do find though, that for some peculiar reason, grey primer does bring out the detail on joints and filler, and of course, all the defects.



I do occationally do a little work on fitting the intake to the nose. Still a bit more work to do, but it will get there, eventually.

[sandiego89]

His thread is not dead; it is merely resting.......

The Wessex must be well rested after a 6 year nap!   Glad she is back on the main part of the bench!

[Gondor]

The Wessex must be well rested after a 6 year nap!   Glad she is back on the main part of the bench!

That's nothing to some of the other builds that I have not completed, including one I started while I was in the RAF, so that is at least some thirty-five years ago that I started it.

[Gondor]

Not much progress, as I have not had much mojo recently. I still do the odd little bit now and again, at the moment, as I have been looking around the model room for where the interior has disappeared to. It might have gone into hiding if it knew what was in store for it. 
I have bought another kit to provide the errant parts for now; it's also nice to have spare parts.

[Gondor]

I found the parts hiding in plain sight in a sealable bag in the kit box, along with the clear parts and other loose items. Now I need to build something that will pass for a cabin roof, as the kit is devoid of one. The Airfix kit has a floor for the rotor transmission, which is also the roof of the cabin, so I intend to borrow that to act as a template. A quick dry fit shows that it is a good match, so it will be roughly copied.

[Gondor]

While I have interest in this build, I cut it up!



But only as I have a Rotorcraft fuselage correction set, one item, that replaces the fuselage between the cabin and the tail. So this means that I can work on the cabin and its roof without the tail getting in the way, and access from the rear of the cabin as well.

I did check to see how the tail rotor was fitted, and disliked it immediately. So out with various tubes to find a new bush for the shank of the tail rotor to fit into. I cut a section way longer than was required, things go wrong, and bits can get lost, so I made sure I had spare. I filled out the hole, checked the length, then glued it in place.



The two sections of tail are now glued together and are curing. I will tidy it up later this afternoon. I have also made a paper template for the cabin roof, and cut out three rough blank shapes, which I will work on next.

[Gondor]

Not much done to this recently. The tail has been put together and then glued to the rear of the Rotorcraft correction part, which would be nice to be available again. As I have bought an Italeri Wessex HU.5 to help with some parts for this conversion, I decided to add the window to the second door.



I am quite pleased with how well I managed to make the recess for the window to fit into. The picture is of the inside of the door, which will be open on the model.